- December 22, 2020
- Casselwolf
- 25h median play time
Ratropolis
Platforms
About
"Ratropolis is a real-time strategic tower defense card game where you must protect a besieged mouse city using over 500 military, economic, and building cards. Choose from six distinct leaders, each with their own abilities, to rebuild and defend the city. With around 100 ever-changing events, each playthrough offers a new experience."











- Unique blend of deck-building, tower defense, and city-building mechanics that keeps gameplay fresh and engaging.
- Each of the six leaders offers distinct playstyles and strategies, providing high replayability.
- Charming art style and cute character designs that enhance the overall experience.
- Difficulty spikes significantly after wave 20, often leading to frustrating and unbalanced gameplay.
- Heavy reliance on RNG can result in runs being determined by luck rather than skill, making it feel unfair at times.
- Unit management can be cumbersome, with limited options for moving troops and a lack of effective controls.
- gameplay328 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
The gameplay of Ratropolis is a dynamic blend of real-time strategy, deckbuilding, and tower defense, offering a unique experience with its fast-paced mechanics and diverse leader abilities. While many players appreciate the variety and depth of strategies available, some criticize the balance issues, lack of clear tutorials, and repetitive elements that can detract from the overall enjoyment. Despite these concerns, the game remains engaging and addictive, particularly for fans of roguelike and card-based gameplay.
“The gameplay is challenging in the perfect way.”
“The fast-paced nature of the gameplay and the rogue-lite mechanics keeps things interesting and challenging.”
“The core gameplay loop and game systems are fun, but this game has way too many 'gotcha!' lose conditions for first playthroughs, where you can't possibly know it until you lose to it even if you were stomping through a playthrough mere seconds before.”
“The game does very little to explain the mechanics, so the player is left to do trial and error.”
“But it becomes a slog of just repetitive over repetitive gameplay as it sends an unbeatable horde your way.”
“New gameplay changes made the game so boring and not fun to play anymore.”